Quote Of The Day

– Ugandan Athletics VP Lawrence Kavuma talking last month about Olympic champion Stephen Kiprotich, whose 19-month-old daughter died. Kiprotich definitely did not give up on life and showed the true Olympic spirit Sunday morning in Japan, as he battled back to pass Dickson Chumba just before the finish for second place at the Tokyo Marathon. Kiprotich flashed his smile and put his arms out in celebration.

Spice Up Your Winter – Photo Of The Year Contest

LRCWhat’s Your 2014 Running Photo Of The Year? Have you taken a photo or seen a photo that could be the running photo of the year (2014 until now)*. Submit or tweet your entries to us. Winner and/or person who tells us of winner wins $100.

Cool Race:600m WR Attempt In Canada Is A Bust The 6-man race was won by 400 Olympic silver medalist Leguelin Santos in 1:16.01 (the record is 1:15.12 by Germany’s Nico Motchebon from 1999). Brooks Beasts’ Mark Wieczorek was 2nd (1:17.04) and former 400H world champ Dai Greene 3rd (1:17:59).

More News Of Note

Q&A With Mo Aman About Joining The OTC “I am at a crossroads in my career and the Olympics are right around the corner again. … I have heard so much about Coach Mark Rowland and how passionate he is about the sport and his athletes that I wanted to see for myself.”

Q&A With Irish Miler Ciarán Ó Lionaird O’Lionard isn’t a big fan of running for running’s sake. “It is just a job I think more than anything now. A lot of the time you are just running the pace you need to run that day for work. … I don’t think I would be running if I wasn’t competing. … I am more of a competitor I would say, than a runner.”